Medal of Honor Action Place: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Citation
Gallantry in flanking the enemy and capturing a number of prisoners and in holding a part of the town against heavy odds while the Army was rallying on Cemetery Hill.
Additional Details
Accredited to: New York, New York
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: May 27, 1892
Born: December 4, 1840, Saarburg, Germany
Died: August 19, 1906, Tampa, FL, United States
Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery (MH) (Old Sec. 7-259) , Tampa, FL, United States